diff --git a/src/endf.cpp b/src/endf.cpp
index 859183d12..8a63893a7 100644
--- a/src/endf.cpp
+++ b/src/endf.cpp
@@ -144,4 +144,35 @@ double Tabulated1D::operator()(double x) const
   }
 }
 
+//==============================================================================
+// CoherentElasticXS implementation
+//==============================================================================
+
+CoherentElasticXS::CoherentElasticXS(hid_t dset)
+{
+  // Read 2D array from dataset
+  xt::xarray<double> arr;
+  read_dataset(dset, arr);
+
+  // Get views for Bragg edges and structure factors
+  auto E = xt::view(arr, 0);
+  auto s = xt::view(arr, 1);
+
+  // Copy Bragg edges and partial sums of structure factors
+  std::copy(E.begin(), E.end(), std::back_inserter(bragg_edges_));
+  std::copy(s.begin(), s.end(), std::back_inserter(factors_));
+}
+
+double CoherentElasticXS::operator()(double E) const
+{
+  if (E < bragg_edges_[0]) {
+    // If energy is below that of the lowest Bragg peak, the elastic cross
+    // section will be zero
+    return 0.0;
+  } else {
+    auto i_grid = lower_bound_index(bragg_edges_.begin(), bragg_edges_.end(), E);
+    return factors_[i_grid] / E;
+  }
+}
+
 } // namespace openmc
diff --git a/src/endf.h b/src/endf.h
index d2d67685d..369f5d5a6 100644
--- a/src/endf.h
+++ b/src/endf.h
@@ -73,6 +73,19 @@ private:
   std::vector<double> y_; //!< values of ordinate
 };
 
+//==============================================================================
+//! Coherent elastic scattering data from a crystalline material
+//==============================================================================
+
+class CoherentElasticXS : public Function1D {
+  explicit CoherentElasticXS(hid_t dset);
+  double operator()(double E) const;
+private:
+  std::vector<double> bragg_edges_; //!< Bragg edges in [eV]
+  std::vector<double> factors_;     //!< Partial sums of structure factors [eV-b]
+};
+
+
 } // namespace openmc
 
 #endif // OPENMC_ENDF_H